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Lovereading4kids' 50 Children's Books Classics You Should Read Before You're 12

Ok some books I have read some books I haven't some for ya readers some for 5 y olds but seriously if you haven't read more than 5 of these and ur an adult u don't read enough
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1
Harper Lee
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
2
George Orwell
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
3
Louisa May Alcott
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
4
William Golding
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
5
L.M. Montgomery
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
6
Roald Dahl
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
7
E.B. White
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
8
J.R.R. Tolkien
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
9
Madeleine L'engle
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
10
Richard Adams
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
11
Kenneth Grahame
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
12
Louis Sachar
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
13
Mark Twain
Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Treasure Island
14
Robert Louis Stevenson
Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren)
Pippi Longstocking
15
Astrid Lindgren
Harry Potter (Jk Rowling)
Harry Potter
16
Jk Rowling
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
17
Dodie Smith
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S.Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
18
C.S.Lewis
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
19
Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Borrowers (Mary Norton)
The Borrowers
20
Mary Norton
Peter Pan (J. M. Barrie)
Peter Pan
21
J. M. Barrie
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Beatrix Potter)
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
22
Beatrix Potter
The Jungle Book (Rudyard Kipling)
The Jungle Book
23
Rudyard Kipling
Ballet Shoes (Noel Streatfeild)
Ballet Shoes
24
Noel Streatfeild
Heidi (Johanna Spyri)
Heidi
25
Johanna Spyri
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
26
L. Frank Baum
The Velveteen Rabbit (Margery Williams)
The Velveteen Rabbit
27
Margery Williams
War Horse (Michael Morpurgo)
War Horse
28
Michael Morpurgo
The Polar Express (Chris Van Allsburg)
The Polar Express
29
Chris Van Allsburg
Goodnight Mr. Tom (Michelle Magorian)
Goodnight Mr. Tom
30
Michelle Magorian
Swallows and Amazons (Arthur Ransome)
Swallows and Amazons
31
Arthur Ransome
The Magic Faraway Tree (Enid Blyton)
The Magic Faraway Tree
32
Enid Blyton
The Sword in the Stone (T.H. White)
The Sword in the Stone
33
T.H. White
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
34
Lewis Carroll
The Bad Beginning (Lemony Snicket)
The Bad Beginning
35
Lemony Snicket
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl
36
Anne Frank
What Katy Did (Susan Coolidge)
What Katy Did
37
Susan Coolidge
The Railway Children (E. Nesbit)
The Railway Children
38
E. Nesbit
The Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Little Princess
39
Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (Hugh Lofting)
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
40
Hugh Lofting
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